Baytop's Onion vs Quince Leaf Blight

Allium baytopiorum compared with Diplocarpon mespili

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Quince Leaf Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Quince Leaf Blight
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Drepanopezizaceae
Genus	Allium	Diplocarpon
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Diplocarpon mespili

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Quince Leaf Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Quince Leaf Blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Quince Leaf Blight

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Baytop's Onion

The Baytop's Onion (Allium baytopiorum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.